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Trying to find my g.g.grandparents.

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Kelly

Kelly Report 19 Feb 2008 15:41

I am trying to find the parents of:

- Ethel May Cox born 1905 in Cannock, Staffordshire. Ethel died 1983 in Lancashire.
- Gertrude 1899
- Anna
- Florence
- Billy, all born around the 1900's in Staffordshire.

Ethel married a John Grass (born 1907 in Lancashire) in June of 1926 in Salford.

Gertrude was married to a Robert Officer (born abt 1901 in Pendleton, Salford)

Any information will be gratefully received.

Thanx

Potty

Potty Report 19 Feb 2008 15:54

Kelly

Was May her surname or part of her Christian name?

If you are posting on a Surname board, put the surname somewhere in the title as it doesn't show automatically when transferred to the Trying to Find board. You don't need to put Trying to find in the title as that is the name of the board.

Jeanette

Jeanette Report 19 Feb 2008 16:16

Was she really born in 1905 and married in 1907?

alviegal

alviegal Report 19 Feb 2008 16:18

Is this the marriage you're meaning?

Marriages Jun 1926 (56%)
>>>>Cox Ethel Grass Salford 8d 620 Scan available - click to view
Fairhurst Doris Finney Salford 8d 620 Scan available - click to view
Finney Harold Fairhurst Salford 8d 620 Scan available - click to view
>>>Grass John Cox Salford 8d 620 Scan available - click to view

Kelly

Kelly Report 19 Feb 2008 16:20

To Potty

May was her middle name.

Kelly

Kelly Report 19 Feb 2008 16:20

To Jeanette
Ethel was born in 1905 and John was born in 1907.

Kelly

Kelly Report 19 Feb 2008 16:21

To ***alviegal***
Yes, Ethel and John married in June of 1926 in Salford.

alviegal

alviegal Report 19 Feb 2008 16:29

All the children appear to have been born after the 1901 census. The marriage certificate should help you with father's names at least and then you can work backwards.

Liz

Potty

Potty Report 19 Feb 2008 16:29

Kelly
Have you seen the replies on your other thread (Watkinson)

Potty

Potty Report 19 Feb 2008 16:32

Ethel's birth - the cert will give you both her parents' names:
Births Sep 1904 (>99%)
Cox Ethel May Cannock 6b 553